Equiculture

Tips For Hips

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc. (Equine)

May 26 |00:52

After looking at the ankles and knees in detail in previous articles we are now going tolook at the hips of the rider. The hips are the third joint involved in the shock absorbingprocess (along with the ankles and knees) and like them play an important part in correctriding.

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Knees To Know - How Your Knees Are Meant To Behave When Riding

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (Equine)

May 18 |21:03

In last week’s article I wrote about ankles. Now I am going to write aboutknees and what they should and should not do when riding. When first learning to ride, manypeople were taught to ‘grip with the knees’. In fact, in the good old days, people wereoften made to ride around with a coin or a dollar between their knees and the saddle so thatthey could learn better grip! This came about because of the largely unscientific teachingmethods that were common in the past.

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Ankles. And Why We Need Them!

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (equine)

May 12 |00:39

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 May 2009 00:42

With this article I have chosen to start with ankles as this is an area of theriders body that gets most neglected and is yet vitally important. Conversely it is an areathat once improved can rapidly lead to a better position, balance and security and of coursean independent seat.

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Rider Problems Part Four

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (equine)

May 04 |22:05

The final in this series of articles about rider problems (and solutions) isabout putting it all together and about improving the hands.

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Rider Problems Part Three

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (equine)

Apr 27 |20:57

If you have been following the previous articles you should now be able towalk and trot standing in the stirrups while balancing on the horse, using a neck strap forsupport. You may also be able to stay in this position without having to use the neck strap.You should now be able to absorb the movements of the horse into the hip, knee and anklejoints.

Rider Problems Part Two

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (equine)

Apr 21 |01:22

Last week’s article outlined the steps that need to be taken in order to gain anindependent seat. The article also stated that the first step towards gaining an independent seat isto learn how to stabilise the lower leg. A good balanced rider has a stable lower leg and can movethe upper body around over the lower leg without loss of balance. A not so balanced rider tends touse the lower leg to compensate for any upper body movements. This causes the rider to becomeunstable.

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Rider Problems

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (equine)

Apr 14 |20:06

Do you have trouble achieving a good seat on a horse? This is a very common problemwith riders of all levels. Sometimes it seems that the harder you try the more unobtainable thosequiet long legs, still upper body and good hands become.

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Safer Horse Riding And Handling

Horse Information - Equiculture

By Jane Myers MSc (equine)

Apr 06 |21:09

Last Updated on Monday, 06 April 2009 21:11

I visited a horse show at the weekend (on foot) and in the short time that I was thereI saw two incidents that could have resulted in serious injury or death. In one case a mounted horsewas running backwards out of control towards a small child in a push chair. At the last second therider regained control as a parent of the child pulled the child to safety. In the other incident asmall pony was tied up by the bridle reins to a jumps trailer. The pony pulled back, fell over nextto a very expensive looking car. Again luckily no one was hurt.

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Horse And Property Care In Drought

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (equine)

Mar 30 |20:36

The current drought is affecting horse owners acutely. Even though there has been somerain in certain areas, many of the hay growing regions have missed out altogether or have simply notreceived anywhere near enough rain to grow hay. As a consequence hay suppliers are running out ofhay and as each one does so the problem is escalating.

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Horse Property Design, Part Four

Horse Information - Equiculture

Jane Myers MSc (equine)

Mar 23 |21:40

Last week I covered some of the economic factors that you need to take into account when designingyour horse property. This week I will cover some ergonomic factors in more detail.

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Tips For Hips

After looking at the ankles and knees in detail in previous articles we are now going tolook at the hips of the rider. The hips are the third joint involved in the shock absorbingprocess (along with the ankles and knees) and like them play an important part in correctriding.

Knees To Know - How Your Knees Are Meant To Behave When Riding

Ankles. And Why We Need Them!

With this article I have chosen to start with ankles as this is an area of theriders body that gets most neglected and is yet vitally important. Conversely it is an areathat once improved can rapidly lead to a better position, balance and security and of coursean independent seat.

Rider Problems Part Four

The final in this series of articles about rider problems (and solutions) isabout putting it all together and about improving the hands.

Rider Problems Part Three

Rider Problems Part Two

Rider Problems

Do you have trouble achieving a good seat on a horse? This is a very common problemwith riders of all levels. Sometimes it seems that the harder you try the more unobtainable thosequiet long legs, still upper body and good hands become.

Safer Horse Riding And Handling

Horse And Property Care In Drought

Horse Property Design, Part Four

Last week I covered some of the economic factors that you need to take into account when designingyour horse property. This week I will cover some ergonomic factors in more detail.

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